Jonathan Nowak Delgado studied Industrial Engineering in Karlsruhe, Berkeley, Madrid, Milan and Stockholm. He gained work experience in the corporate sector in Ecuador, Germany and the United Arab Emirates as well as at NGOs in Brussels. During his Mercator year he explored how the increasing energy demand of the emerging countries can be sustainably covered by renewable energies. Johan Nowak Delgado now works as a consultant and business development manager at Virtual Consulting International.